Senior Associate
Dip Arch, ARB, OARM (Rome)
London, UK
Vincenzo Barilari
Photograph by Frederic Aranda ©
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Generali Tower - Shopping Centre (Podium Interior - lower ground floor)
Vincenzo joined ZHA in 2006, bringing prior experience from various practices and freelance work in Italy and Saudi Arabia. At ZHA, he has contributed to a diverse portfolio spanning residential, high-rise, cultural, and large-scale masterplanning projects.
He has led several notable projects in Italy and beyond, among others the Citylife residential project in Milan, the Citylife Shopping District project in Milan, the fit out of the Generali Tower in Milan, as well as the Center of Mediterranean Culture in Reggio Calabria (Regium Waterfront), the Maritime Terminal of Salerno , the Stuart Weitzman Flagship stores in Milan, Rome and Hong Kong. More recently, he has focused on masterplanning projects in China and Italy, the construction supervision of private villas and luxury hotels, and an office tower project in Singapore.
Photograph by Jacopo Spilimbergo
Milan Store, September 2013
Featured Projects
From a residential buildings within the CityLife masterplan that has redeveloped Milan’s abandoned trade fair grounds following the fair’s relocation to Rho Pero in 2005, to a stores designed to showcase the Stuart Weitman collection, discover highlights of Vincenzo's notable projects at ZHA.
Vincenzo received his Diploma in Architecture from the University of Rome La Sapienza. He has held an academic faculty position as Assisting Lecturer in Planning Design III at La Sapienza.
Born, raised, and educated in Rome, the history and art of his home country Italy have profoundly influenced his architectural career. Beyond architecture, Vincenzo enjoys photography, painting, and sports.
Projects
Explore a selection of projects Vincenzo has contributed to since joining ZHA.
Transport + Infrastructure
Mixed Use
A large-scale urban regeneration project in Naples that reconnects the city’s fragmented urban fabric and incorporates the new Campania Region headquarters.
Photograph by Chris Dalton, Courtesy of Romeo Collection
Bistro
Hospitality
Heritage + Regeneration
From the beginning of her career, architect Zaha Hadid sited her buildings in the air, floating buildings on shadow, light, and seams of space that lifted volumes above the ground, relating her work to another tradition—Rome’s. In designing the hotel conversion of the Palazzo Capponi, Hadid and her team at ZHA started where Baroque architects ended their palimpsest - at the vaulted ceilings.
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Generali Tower
Offices
Tall Buildings
Generali Tower is within the CityLife masterplan that has redeveloped Milan’s abandoned trade fair grounds following the fair’s relocation to Rho Pero in 2005.
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Generali Tower - Shopping Centre (Podium Interior - lower ground floor)
Retail
Located above Tre Torri station on the M5 line of Milan’s Metro network, CityLife Shopping District integrates a new public park with indoor and outdoor piazzas, food hall, restaurants, cafes, shops and cinema as well as facilities for health and well-being.
Culture
Located on a narrow strait, separating continental Italy from Sicily, the Regium Waterfront marks the city of Reggio Calabria as a Mediterranean cultural capital. Drawing inspiration from the radial symmetry of the starfish, the structure, housing museum and performing arts centre, stands as a beacon visible from land and sea.
Photograph by David Bombelli
City Life Milano Residential Complex
Residential
The Residential plot is composed of 7 linear buildings set along a continuous path around two land areas: Rc1, including buildings C1- C2-C3 and Rc2 with buildings C4-C5-C6-C7. The land areas are divided by a strip of public park.
Photograph by Jacopo Spilimbergo
Milan Store, September 2013
Retail
The 3,000-square-foot Milan flagship store is a playful dialogue of geometries; creating a rhythm of folds and recesses that have been shaped further by functional and ergonomic considerations. The store’s central display units have been designed to showcase the Stuart Weitman collection and also provide seating.
Photograph by Hélène Binet
Transport + Infrastructure
Inaugurated on 25 April 2016, the new Salerno Maritime Terminal by ZHA is integral to the city’s urban plan.
Photograph by Xue Liang 薛亮
Grand Canal Gateway Bridge
Transport + Infrastructure
Uniting cultural heritage with 21st century engineering and recyclable materials, the Grand Canal Gateway Bridge is both sculptural and sustainable, designed for longevity with minimal environmental impact.
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